Open AccessUreteral carcinoma metastasizing to the testicle: Can misdiagnosis of orchiepididymitis be avoided?
Author(s) -
Ioanna Gazouli,
Stavros Tsampalas,
I. Tsimaris,
Georgios Zarkavelis,
Nikolaos Grivas,
Εleftherios Kampletsas,
Aikaterini Papadaki,
Leonidas Mavroeidis,
Panagiotis Ntellas,
Stefania Gκoura,
Lampriani Tsali,
Anna-Lea Amylidi,
Maria Smaragdi Vlachou,
Davide Mauri
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/ua.ua_124_20
Subject(s) - medicine , sex organ , lymph , medical diagnosis , testicular cancer , carcinoma , blood cancer , testicle , general surgery , cancer , radiology , pathology , genetics , biology
Testicular metastases from ureteral carcinoma are rare and they are generally mimic orchiepididymitis. For this reason, these are associated to misleading diagnoses and cancer treatment delay. We believe that both timing and knowledge of genital blood and lymph reverse flow routes may represent two important parameters for avoiding misleading diagnoses and speed proper anticancer treatment. We describe a case and discuss pathophysiological data and relevant literature.